Ruth Edwards was born in 1926 in Vienna. She experienced life in Austria as Hitler came to power, with new laws that increasingly restricted everyday life for Jews. In November 1938, in the horror of Kristallnacht, Ruth's father was taken away to Dachau concentration camp. Even though it meant separation from her mother, Ruth's family arranged for her to join her great-uncle and his family in England in 1939.
Ruth describes her experience of being evacuated during the war and the many letters she wrote to keep in touch with her parents, who unfortunately perished. After the war, she worked in a factory and met her husband Sidney, also a refugee from Vienna. They settled in Manchester, raising their three children and working together in the handbag trade.
Ruth's book is part of the My Voice book collection, a stand-alone project of The Fed, the leading Jewish social care charity in Manchester, dedicated to preserving the life stories of Holocaust survivors and refugees from Nazi persecution who settled in the UK. The oral history, which is recorded and transcribed, captures their entire lives from before, during and after the war years. The books are written in the words of the survivor so that future generations can always hear their voice. The My Voice book collection is a valuable resource for Holocaust awareness and education.
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Table of contents
- Front matter
- My Voice Project
- Dedication
- Contents
- 1 – Finkel and Byk
- 2 – Grandfather came too
- 3 – How Father earned a living
- 4 – My first home
- 5 – Sweet childhood memories
- 6 – School in Vienna
- 7 – Horror of Kristallnacht
- 8 – The soup kitchen and rollmop herring
- 9 – Preparations for the journey ahead
- 10 – My father’s release
- 11 – A quick goodbye
- 12 – A new life for me
- 13 – How Lena and Nat met
- 14 – The joys of shopping
- 15 – Grecian Street School
- 16 – Evacuation to Accrington
- 17 – My return to Manchester
- 18 – Responsibilities at home
- 19 – The last letters
- 20 – Leaving Auntie Lena and Uncle Nat
- 21 – Life in Macclesfield
- 22 – Macclesfield folk
- 23 – Working at H & I Franklin
- 24 – Night School
- 25 – Christmas in London
- 26 – Meeting Sidney
- 27 – The refugees’ table at the Ritz
- 28 – Choosing the ring
- 29 – A warm reunion
- 30 – Wedding preparations
- 31 – Our wedding and honeymoon
- 32 – Married life in Whalley Range
- 33 – Making a living
- 34 – Esmond is born
- 35 – Help at home
- 36 – Michelle and Karon
- 37 – The green van
- 38 – Esmond’s Bar Mitzvah and accountancy
- 39 – The girls grow up
- 40 – 15 Ravens Close
- 41 – Travels
- 42 – Retirement
- 43 – My family are very close
- Glossary
- My Voice volunteers
- About The Fed
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